Lemon chicken and pea risotto
Other vegetables like courgette, green beans or broccoli would also work well in this tasty risotto. You can use long grain rice if you don't have risotto rice.
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Prep time: 5 mins
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Cooking time: 40 mins
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Total time: 45 mins
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Serves: 4-6
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Skill level: Bit of effort
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Costs: Cheap as chips
Ingredients
Double up this recipe and save the other half for another meal, you can shape the cold risotto into small cakes, drizzle with melted butter and cook in the oven for 10-15 mins until golden and piping hot, serve with vegetables or salad.
- 450g leftover cooked chicken1 lemon
- 1 garlic clove, peeled and crushed
- 240g frozen peas
- 125g babycorn, sliced into circles
- 220g risotto or long grain rice
- 1tbsp olive oil
- 1tsp Butter
- A few torn leaves of herbs
- 600ml chicken Stocks
Method
- Preheat the oven to 200°C/400°F/gas 6. Wash the lemon and finely grate the zest. Place the chicken strips in a deep tin. Pour the lemon juice and grated zest over and cook in the preheated oven for 15-20 mins.
- Meanwhile, heat the butter, garlic and olive oil together in a large wide saucepan, add the rice, and stir to coat the grains with the oil. Heat the chicken stock and keep it simmering on the top of the stove, next to the risotto pan.
- Gradually add the stock to the rice, stirring, allowing each lot to be absorbed before adding the next. Add the frozen peas and babycorn slices when you've used up about half of the stock. When all the stock has been used up, add the chicken strips and stir thoroughly until piping hot. Add the herbs and serve straight away.
By Caroline Marson, cookery advisor
Nutritional information
Guideline Daily Amount for 2,000 calories per day are: 70g fat, 20g saturated fat, 90g sugar, 6g salt.
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Your comments
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sheila g, posted 3 months ago
I made this after looking up a recipe for leftover roast chicken. I was drawn too it because I love risotto. This is a great recipe because it uses the 'grey meat' that is usually left over from a roast (that the kids don't want to eat), and the process of baking it with the lemon juice/rind makes it look a lot more appetising. I thought the amount of peas in the recipe was too much (almost on a par with the amount of rice) but I followed the quantities (apart from the amount of chicken as I only had 200g leftovers). It was lovely, although I would do the following next time: more garlic less peas more stock (at least 800ml) a pinch of salt to offset the sweetness of the peas - to add a finishing touch, add 2 handfuls of fresh grated parmesan to the pan once the rice is soft and creamy, it adds flavour and gives that gluey finish that sometimes can be missing. fabulous!
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lianne, posted 1 year ago
this was lovely & really went down well with my whole family & a very fussy other half!! big thumbs up here! thanks very much!!
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Lorna Looker, posted 1 year ago
I am looking forward to making this recipe it looks lovely, and i'm sure i wil gain lots of skills from creating this spectacular recipe... Two hours Later... I Really did injoy making this, and i think it is the best risotto i have ever made and tasted. I will be browsing your website more often looking for suitable ideas for family meals.
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katharine, posted 1 year ago
i hate peas
